Cardboard sled.



PATBNTED MAY 14, 1907. E. W. BURT d; H. S. CHAPEL GARDBOARD SLED.AEPLIOAZ'IOH FILED 1311.24, 1906.

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YORK, ASSlGNOllS TO S. L. ALLEN AND PEN NSYIJVANTA, A OOPARTNERSHIP.

CARDBOARD SLED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 14, 1907.

Apnlicstion filed iannsry 24, 1906. Serial No. 297,671.

To of] whom fi new concern:

Be it liIiGWn that we, EDWARD W. BERT, e citizen of the United States,and s resident of the city of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, andHENRY S. Gnnrnv, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of thetown of Hempsteed, State of New York, have jointly invented certain newand useful Irn' roveinents in Cardboard Sleds, of which t 1e fol lowingis a full, clear, and complete disclosure.

Our invention relates to advertising devices, particularly to that classof devices where the advertisement is represented on the reverse side ofe blank, the said blank bein g of such e configuration that it isadapted to be bent up into miniature articles of men-.

ufacture, end to have the various detailed parts represented in designon the face of the blank.

Our invention consists in the features of construction and manner ofoperation set forth in the following specification and so drawing, inwhich like reference ooinpenying characters refer to correspondingparts.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a. plsnvieev of a blank, having attachedthereto s further detail of our invention; Fig. 2 is e longitudinelsection taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is e transverse sectiontaken on line 33 of Fig. 1 and Fig. 4c is e transverse section taken online P4 of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is 3 ion view of the blank having its sideedges ent downwardly to form the runners; Fig. 6 is en elevation of Fig.5; Fig. 7 is e similar view to Fig. 5, but showing the forward ends ofthe runners swung laterally, and Fig. 8 is a side elevation of Fig. 7.

The blank illustrated in Fi sive of the drawing is edepte to be that ofa miniature sled, and it consists of the middle portion or platform 5,adjacent to which are the side portions or runners 66, both of whichproject forwardly beyond the middle portion, and are connected togetherb .3. cross bar 7. (See Fig. 3.) The forward e ges of these side ortions66 may be curved toward each ot or, as shown at 18 m. The. forward andrear ends of the middle portion may be curved as shown at 131 4t, andthe rear ends of the side portions may project outwardly end rearwardly,as at 12-12.

side portions respectivel ners, when s. 1 to 4 inclu- From thejunctionhetwccn the middle portion 13 end the side iortions 12-12respectively the blank may be weakened or scored in e. straight line tothe junction of the outer con ners of the forwerd middle portion withthe This scored or weekened portion is for t e purpose of more readilenabling the side portions 6-6 to be bent 'ownwerdly at an angle withthe mid dle portion, to form the runners of the sled. On the face of theblank may be represented the design of the braces, cli s, rims and otherconstituent parts of the s ed. The forwerd junction of the side portionswith the middle portion may be slit or separated, as shown at 1515, toallow a greater lateral niovenient to the forward ends of the runthesome are turned down at an angle with the sled. On the top of the blankwe pivot-ally attach a T-shspeddpiecelfi. The

said T is pivoted to the mid e portion by the eyelet 8 and to the crossbar by the eyel t 9. On the reverse side of the blank niey beprintedsuch advertisements as may be dedown to hirrn runners for the sled themiddle ortionfi will serve as a platform, and the or'ward portions ofsaid runners, by virtue of their resiliency, may be swung laterally bymeans of the T-shaped lever 16 as shown in Figs. 7 and 8. The slits1515,which se ,8.- rste the runners from the platform at its orwerdportion permit a. greater swing to the latere motion of the runners. Inoperating the sled to give the said lateral movement to the ruiniers theT-sha ed lever is manipulated on on ere having she pivot 8 as itscenter, and by virtue of its connection with the cross bar 7 at thepivot 9 communicates 9, leterel. .IBOliOll to said cross bar, which inturn swings the runners.

o have described the above blank ssone hei adopted to be bent up into a.sled, but onnnivention is not necessarily confined to blanks for thischaracter of article of menufecture as we may utilize other blanksadepted to be bent up into other articles of manufacture, provided suchis suggested by the disclosure of this blank. Neither is our inventionlimited to the peculiar structure of the sled herein described. The sameprin ciple may be employed in designing a. blank V sired. When the sideportions 66 ere turned .tions, the said runner portions projecting beforany other structure of sled. The blanks are usually made out ofcardboard, but may be made out of any other light sheet material,according to the taste or use to which it is desired to employ the same.

The representation. on the front of the blank is merely for the purposeof illustrating other details of construction which are not enibodied inthe conliguration ol' the blank itself, and may be accompanied byfanciful designs or illustrations, as is the custom on other advertisingdevices. The scored or weakened portions are not necessarily included inthe structure of the blank, as the article may be bent up without such,especially if constructed to have the bend occur through a short lengthof the blank. This short length may be affected by the curvature andconfiguration of the front and rear ends of the platform or middleportions and the rear ends of the side portions or runners. Although theuse of the lever 16 adds greatly to the attractiveness of the blank forthe purpose described, yet the presence of the same is not essential, asthe function of swinging the runners laterally may be performed by hand.The blanks may be complete for the purpose described without being bentup into an article of manufacture, and may be distributed for commercialuse as a blank alone.

What we claim. and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. As an advertising device, a resilient blank for a sled, comprising aplatform portion embraced between a pair of runner poryond the forwardend of said platform portion, and the said blank having itsshortestlongitudinal dimensions along the junction between the runner andplatform portions and also being split longitudinally to separate therunner portions from the forward end of said platform portion to permitthe runners to swing laterally when the blank is bent up to form a sled.

2. As an advertising device, a resilient blank for a sled, comprising aplatform portion embraced. between a pair of runner portions, the saidrunner portions projecting be yond the forward end of said platformportion, and the said blank having its shortest longitudinal dimensionsalong the junction between the runner and platform portions and alsobeing split longitudinally to separate the runner portions from theforward end of said platform portion to permit the runners to swinglaterally when the blank is bent up to form a sled, and a cross barconnecting the forward ends of said runner portions.

3. As an advertising device, a blank consisting of a middle portion, twoside portions projecting beyond one end of said middle portion, the saidportions having their outer edges curved inwardly toward their projectedends, and a cross bar connecting said ends, in combination with a llatpiece pivoted to said middle portion and to said cross bar. 1

4. As an advertising device, a blank consisting of a middle portion, twoside portions projecting beyond one end of said middle portion, the saidside portions having their outer edges curved inwardly toward theirprojected ends, and a cross bar connecting said ends, in combinationwith a Ilat T- shaped lever pivoted at its foot to said middle portionand at its head to said cross bar.

5. As an advertising device, ablank for a sled consisting of a middleportion, twoside portions and a cross bar, the two side por tions havingtheir outer edges parallel but curved inwardly toward each other attheir forward ends, the said ends being connected by said cross bar, inctnnbinatipn with means engaging said middle portion and said cross barand adapted to swing laterally the side portions when the same areturned at an angle with the middle portion.

6. As an advertising device, a blank consisting of a middle portion, twoside portions projecting beyond one end of the said middle portions, thesaid side portions having their outer edges curved inwardly toward theirpro'ected ends, and a cross bar connecting sai ends, in combination withmeans engaging said middle portion and said cross bar, and adapted toswing laterally the side portions when the same are turned at an anglewith the middle portion.

'7. As an advertising device, a blank for a sled consisting of a middleportion, side portions and cross bar, the side portions extending beyondthe forward end of the middle portion, and having their outer endsconnected by a cross bar, in combination with means engaging said middleportion and said cross bar, and adapted to swing laterally the sideportions when the same are turned at an angle with the middle portion.

8. As an advertising device, a sled bent up out of sheet material andcoi'isisting of a platform and two runners bent downwardly at each siderespectively of said platform, the end portions of said runners beingresilient and connected by a cross bar beyond the end of said middleportion, the forward portions of said runners being adapted to yieldlaterally.

9. As an advertising device, a sled bent up out of sheet materialconsisting of a platform and two runners bent downwardly at each siderespectively of the platform, the said runners being separated from andprojecting beyond the forward end of said platform and adapted to yieldlaterally, said separated portions being resilient.

10. As an advertising device, a sled bent u. out of sheet material andconsisting of a platform and two runners bent downwardly at each. siderespectively of said platform,

the end portions of said runners being resilient and connected by itcross bar beyond the end of said middle portion, the fUi'Vlfild portionsof said runners being adapted to yield laterally in con'lliinatiim withmoans for swinging said runners ltitvr'zilly.

H. As an advertising device, a sled boot up out of sheet material andconsisting of aplatform and two runners bent downwardly at each side.rospeotively of said platform,

the end portions of said runners being reniliout and connected lay at(HUS-S bar beyond the 1 Pm! of said middle portion, the forvntrd poY-tiuns of said runners being adaptod to yivld l laterally in combinationwith means pivoted to the platform for swinging the runners? laterally.

12. As an ttdVQI'l-lSiflg (lQVICC, a sled ban; up out of resiliont sheetmaterial EHiLi 'OT1SlSl L ing of a p12: ti orm. and two runners bentd0wn= wardly at nae-ii side respectively of said platform the endportions of said runners being resilient and connected by a cross barbeyond the (and of said middle portion, the forward portions ofsaitltunnors being adapted i yield laterally in combination with1115:3115 swinging the runners laterally, the said means Consisting ofav T-shaped lever ivotcd at its foot to the platform and at its lioad t0the cross bar.

In witness whereof we have hereunto sot our hands this l3 day of JanuaryBilti EDWARD BURT. HENRY S. (llilAPiN.

Vl itnesses WALTER A. HOLDEN, ALEXANDER PARK

